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- Red Wine
- Pinotage
- Sustainable, Vegan-Friendly
- Dry
- Residual Sugar: 2.00 g/l
- Medium Bodied
- 750ml
- 13.00% alc./vol
About the Winery
Radford Dale
Radford Dale and The Winery of Good Hope are two brands made by the same people, in the same winery. The team behind these wineries has been an industry leader since the 1990s in chemical free farming, and more recently in low and no sulfur winemaking. They are a founding member of PIWOSA (Premium Independent Wineries of South Africa) which sets ethical, environmental and social uplift standards. Recognizing the social inequality present in South Africa Radford Dale has also set up a trust called Land of Hope to help facilitate bright futures for children, focusing heavily on education.
Alex Dale who owns and manages both projects is an Englishman who grew up spending summers in Burgundy, France. He moved there in his late teens to follow a passion for winemaking and also opened a wine bar in Beaune. He lived in Burgundy for many years before moving to South Africa in 1998, starting Radford Dale with Ben Radford, an Australian. The idea was to produce wines using modern techniques and technology with a healthy respect for tradition, something Alex came to understand well while living in Burgundy.
Wines are made with minimal intervention in order to best express each vineyard’s individuality.Press Reviews
Winemag.co.za
92 Points - Christian Eedes
90% Stellenbosch, 10% Swartland grapes. Red and black cherry, floral perfume and herbs on the nose while the palate shows dense fruit, bright acidity and fine tannins (alc: 13%). Wonderfully well managed, this once again shows that the variety doesn’t always have to be big and rugged.
- Rosé Wine
- Limniona, Mavroudi, Xinomavro
- Sustainable
- Dry
- Medium Bodied
- 750ml
About the Winery
Oenops
Founded in 2015, Oenops, meaning ‘wine face’, is a pioneering project whose mastermind is the talented winemaker Nikos Karatzas. Following the micro-négociant system, Oenops aims to produce high quality, great value wines. Rather than owning vineyards, the company sources grapes from selected plots across Greece’s best terroirs, with a focus on cool-climate sites and old vines of indigenous varieties.
At the core of the company’s philosophy is the close partnership with ambitious growers who share a same sustainability-focused approach. Oenops mission is to source great fruit and craft wines that fully express its quality and sense of time and place. By using simple methods, led by the profile of the grapes rather than by any winemaking protocols, the company has built a range of authentic, fruit-forward wines that bring out the best of each variety, terroir and style.
The team tastes meticulously and tailors its approach to each plot and variety, based on the core philosophy and ethos. By vinifying each plot and variety separately the team has grown an understanding of the specificity of each vineyard and of the work done each year, in turn allowing for improvement in each vintage.
A repertoire of indigenous grape varieties, such as Malagousia, Assyrtiko, Vidiano, Roditis, Xinomavro, Limniona, and Mavroudi, is expressed through different styles of Greek varietal wines and in labels that have gained widespread recognition, among consumers and critics alike.
What the team at Oenops strives for is, ultimately, to produce tasteful, elegant wines that work as perfect companions to every meal and special occasion.
Press Reviews
Wine Align
90 points (2021) - Michael Godel
Here Rosé is crafted from three local favourites, of xinomavro, limniona and mavroudi. Good trilogy of complimentary aspect and interaction, grape extract, salumi cure, red citrus and salinity all involved, integrated and in check. Definite rose and grapefruit essence, calm and pleasure guaranteed. Very Greek, island and sea. Drink 2022-2024. Tasted March 2022.
89 points (2021) - David Lawrason
This three grape rose blend of xinomavro, limniona and mavroudi is a smooth, balanced, dry rose with pale pearl pink colour, a clean, floral nose with ground cherry, strawberry and fine herbs. It is light to medium bodied, fresh and lightly mineral. The focus and length are excellent. Tasted March 2022
89 points (2021) - John Szabo, MS
Like the Apla red from Oenops, the rosé is blend of Greek natives xinomavro, limniona and mavroudi, rendered here in a pale copper-orange colour, with a lovely, fresh, crunchy, tart red fruit-inflected nose. The palate is dry and crisp, with some waxy and savoury flavours, balanced-fresh acids and good length. A pleasant and crunchy rosé all in all, with solid flavour definition. Drink now or hold short term. Tasted March 2022.